Car-replacer.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES M. SULLIVAN, OF MARION, INDIANA,,ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO LUTHER L. BOND,

' OF MARlON, INDIANA.

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No.'eos,115.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

To all whom it my concern:

. Be it-known that I, Crmnmns SULLI van, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Replacers; and I do declare the following. to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art .to which "it appertains to make and use the same. v

My invention relates to improvements in car replacers. a

It has for its object to provide for readily replac' a derailed car upon the rails; and to provide for readily applying the car replacer for use in connection with the track rails; to also effect the aforesaid purpose with the minimum additional aid in replacing' the derailed car, and to simplify the construction and operation of the parts.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a pl'an View of one member of my car replacer;' ""Fig. 2 is an elevation- -thereof, viewing the same from the opposed rail side thereof; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same, w1th the, rail clamping arms also shown in dotted lines; Fig. 4 is a plan view, of one of the car replacer members adjusted to the rail for use; Fig. 5 is a similar view with the cla ping arms disengaged from the'rail; Fig '6 and 7- are end views of the two members of the car replacer as arranged in connection with the rails for use; and Fig. Sis a vertical sectional view of one of the car replacer members produced on the-line 12-60 of Fig. 2. I

In" out my invention, I provide two car replacer members, 1, 1", the same being ofduplicate structuraloutline, but one being, however, ofsomewhat greater height than the other, as 1s common in contrivlng p I devices for effecting the replacing of a derailed car upon the rails. 'As each car replacer, as above described, is substantially a duplicate of the other, the following description willbe confined to a single member.

Said car replacer member is preferably constructed of a hollow or shell-like metal piece, with its base referab i yl of frame-like outline, as seen in ig. 3. e car replacer with two inclines, sloping from its center toward each end, at which central portion is applied a laterally inclined plate or member, 3, riveted or otherwise suitably secured in place, said laterally inclined latter member havin its lower edge in one replacer member slightly below the 'top edge of one rail, the corresponding laterally inclined member 3 of the opposite car replacer member having its lower edge about .in the same horizontal alinement with the tread or upper surface of theopposite rail, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the purpose of which arrangement is to conduct the car toward the rails -member has an upper portion 2, formed as it reaches the eminence of the car replacer 1 members. Said car replacer member has its.

inner lateral surface also inclined from each end centrally, of the latter andconvergi with the inclined upper surface thereo This laterally inclined surface or edge is provided with an upstandin flan e 4: extending from alining corner edges 0 said replacer member to aid in effecting the car replacing operation', as the wheels of the car travel up the incline of the replacer member.

Arms or bars, 6, are plvotally connected to the underside of the car replacer member by means of pivot bolts, 12, said arms being arranged near the ends of said" replacer mem ber and having referably serrated pivoted jaws, 7, 8, the action of which jaws, it will be.

noted, when the replacer member is applied to the track, as indicated in Fi s. 4and 5, is to rip or clamp the base or angel of the rail more particularly disclosed by one of said views) as. said replacer member is moved endwise or manually, and thus provide for substantiall securing said replacer member automatical y in (position-upon the rail base. It will be note that the replacer member has its inner longitudinal corner edges undercut or recessed,-as at 11, in order to provide for sun and thus provide or disposin the re lacer member contiguous to the rai and a so to enable the rail base to afford a staple bearin for said replacer member.

dt will be seen from the foregoing described construction of parts that a practical,

I simple and efiective car replacer is obtained ly receiving the rail base and whereby the operation of replacing a derailed car may be effected with facility and with the minimum number of attendants and the least manual assistance.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings, the construction and operation 0% the invention will be readily understood without re quiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes'in the 'form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

p 1. A device of the character described embracing a'car replacer member equipped common point of convergence, and pivoted arms connected to said replacer member, said arms having pivoted serrated jaws adapted to engage the rail base.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES M. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

OTHO B. CAMPBELL, R. L. JoHNsoN. 

